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France's soccer team may still be world champions, but the country's accountants have issued a red card to the French state for lavishly funding the 1998 World Cup and a new space-age stadium at taxpayers' expense.

Active Mountain Entertainment has unveiled the provisional "Dual Track" layout for a multi-purpose motorsport facility in Merritt, British Columbia.
Events

130 million viewers will witness the debut of a new sport broadcast technology during the 2001 Super Bowl.
Media

The troubled Millennium Cup soccer tournament has suffered a fresh setback with officials canceling a third-place playoff to cut losses.

World and European soccer chiefs ended another round of talks with the European Commission on new transfer rules, saying limited progress had been made but a further meeting was needed.
Events

Comedian Dennis Miller, who has drawn mixed reviews for his first season of televised gridiron commentary, apparently will be back next fall for more ranting on ABC's "Monday Night Football" broadcast.
Stadia

International Olympic Committee (IOC) representatives completed a seven-day visit to East Timor on Wednesday aimed at helping the tiny country establish its own National Olympic Committee.
Sponsorship & Marketing

ISL CEO Daniel Beauvois has told sportbusiness.com that he categorically denies that the Swiss marketing giant is on the verge of bankruptcy, saying that it was nothing but a `storm in a tea-cup? ? despite rising fears within the industry that ISL is in severe trouble.

Australian cricketer Mark Waugh has agreed to meet anti-corruption investigators following a warning from the Australian Cricket Board that he risked ending his international future if he did not co-operate.

An Italian court has launched an investigation into alleged "sporting fraud" by cycling champion Marco Pantani, Italy's ANSA news agency reported on Wednesday. A court in the north Italian town of Trento had listed the former Tour de France winner as under investigation, ANSA said.
Events

Canada said it might submit a bid to host the 2010 World Cup as a way of sending a message to the world that it was serious about one day hosting the world's premier soccer tournament.

World and European soccer chiefs made limited progress at talks yesterday with the European Commission over a new players' transfer system, setting the stage for a make-or-break meeting next month.
Business

London Premier League club Chelsea confirmed they had signed a four-year deal with Dubai-based airline Emirates worth #24 million ($35 million).
Business

Seven Network Limited has advised the Australian Football League that it would not accept its offer to match the News Limited led consortium bid for broadcast television rights for seasons 2002-2006.
Business

Turkey's soccer authorities will hold a tender for broadcasting rights next week in a bid to resolve a quarrel which has prevented the restart of the domestic season.
Stadia

UK-based construction firm Shepherd Construction Ltd has been appointed to undertake the design and construction of Sportcity, the training and preparation complex for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Business

The Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation has teamed up with Intelligent Finance, the telenet banking division of Halifax plc, in a 3-year sponsorship deal to run the charity?s Tennis Trail, a national grassroots tennis initiative.

Sports-mad Australia is now looking to make its mark off the sports field, according to a survey published on the country's national day.

English rugby union players are demanding changes to next season's calendar in order to reduce the number of games they play for club and country.

The Indian cricket team has acquired a new computer software product that will allow quicker and more accurate analysis of players' performances, national coach John Wright said on Thursday.